Connie and Ish/ Florida Cracker Horse/ Florida Agricultural Museum

Getting an opportunity to photograph Connie and her beautiful horse, Ish, was incredible. Connie was attending The Great Florida Cattle Drive, Reunion Ride held at The Florida Agricultural Museum in Palm Coast, Florida. Part of this event includes wearing period-based clothing such as what Connie wore for her equine photography session. The blues and grays of Connie’s handmade wardrobe matched her Florida Cracker Horse beautifully.

Not many people have heard of The Florida Cracker Horse, sometimes called the Florida Cow Pony, the Chicksaw Pony, the Mash Tackie, and the Seminole Pony. The Florida Cracker Horse is a distinct and unique Colonial Spanish breed of horse brought to Florida in the 1500’s and today the horse is considered a vital part of Florida’s heritage. There are now over 1,000 registered Florida Cracker horses.

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How to Celebrate the Culmination of High School or College With a Bang

It’s here. It’s finally here.

Your senior year.

After all the hours of hard work. The dedication. The time and commitment. You finally made it to the end.

Girl, can you believe it? I mean seriously?

Ok, so you’re not graduating today. You have an entire school year to go. Getting ready now doesn’t mean you’re jumping the gun, though. Because there’s a lot of planning and prepping to do to celebrate. And oh yeah, you’re gonna C E L E B R A T E!

You’ve reached a serious milestone in your life. Through the ups and downs, you’ve kept your eyes forward and chin up. You’ve pressed on when you didn’t think you could. You’ve zigged and zagged through the maze we call life to get to the next destination.

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Amber and Emily/ St. Augustine, Florida/ Florida Horse Photography

Photographing Amber and Emily with their sweet horses was a special treat for me! I had photographed Amber at previous horse show events, but have never had the opportunity to photograph her sister Emily and NEVER in the context of an equine photography session. So it was a real pleasure to head out to their little farm located here in St. Augustine, FL to spend some time with them and their horses.

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Are You Looking For a Unique Frame Collection To Show Off your Professional Equine Portraits?

Think about the photos that have been passed down to you… some are in photo albums or manila envelopes. Some are stacked in a shoebox. Some may be in frames and falling apart. But, some are in classic well-built frames, surviving moves, and handling. That’s the kind of frame you want to leave to your loved ones. Solid. Classic. And built for longevity.

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Addie and Cruze/ Peak Performance Horses/ St Augustine, Florida/ Photography For Horse People

I was beyond excited to meet with Addie and her mother, Khela to start the planning process for Addie’s horse photography session with her newly leased horse, Cruze. Addie and Cruze spend their days at Peak Performance Horses, so it was the perfect location for their photography session. On the day of the session, the weather was bleak looking. Very overcast, windy, with a chance of rain. Well rain it sure did! The rain didn’t stop Addie and Cruze from having fun and finishing their session together. Scroll through to spot the last image of the day, just as the rain started pouring down!

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Sharing Your Legacy

Kids grow up. We grow older. Grand kids change in the blink of an eye. The beauty of gathering your family for an equestrian photography session… although people change…memories don’t. Capture those memories for all of your family to cherish forever.

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Endings and a New Beginning

Going back 4 years in your mind, you remember the day you saw one of the older girls at your barn having her senior pictures taken. What an awesome idea. You never heard of doing senior portraits with your favorite four-legged friends. Until you received a “Barn Bucket” from Fast Horse Photography loaded with goodies for you and your horse. When your mom picked you up after lessons, you shared your hopes of having your senior pictures taken with your horses. With tears in her eyes, mom said it was a lovely idea.

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Stephanie Watko/ Equestrian Family Photography/ Hastings, Florida

Ok, so a little secret about me is that I love, love, LOVE getting the opportunity to photograph full equestrian families. What does that mean? Well for me that means including ALL the family animals into a single portrait! So when Stephanie contacted me about photographing her family I was so excited for the opportunity! Her fur family consists of three horses, three dogs, and a sweet little pot-bellied pig named Nacho. He has his own Instagram page, by the way, so if you enjoy following pig antics go check it out and enjoy.

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